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Bugsy Siegel

1906 - 1947

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Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (; February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American mobster who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip. Siegel was influential within the Jewish Mob, along with his childhood friend and fellow gangster Meyer Lansky, and he also held significant influence within the Italian-American Mafia and the largely Italian-Jewish National Crime Syndicate. Described as "handsome" and "charismatic", Siegel became one of the first front-page celebrity gangsters. Siegel was one of the founders and leaders of Murder, Inc. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bugsy Siegel is the 133rd most popular social activist (down from 108th in 2019), the 1,383rd most popular biography from United States (down from 948th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Social Activist.

Bugsy Siegel is most famous for being the mastermind behind the construction of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

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Among social activists, Bugsy Siegel ranks 133 out of 840. Before him are Susan B. Anthony, Georgy Gapon, Kang Pan-sok, Alexander Parvus, Steve Biko, and Vasil Levski. After him are Hans Scholl, Stokely Carmichael, Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, Emilie Schindler, Kasturba Gandhi, and Al-Mu'tazz.

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Among people born in 1906, Bugsy Siegel ranks 61. Before him are Philip Johnson, Oleg Antonov, Giuseppe Siri, Robert E. Howard, Marcel Carné, and Edmond Debeaumarché. After him are Luis Federico Leloir, J. R. Jayewardene, James Hadley Chase, Vera Menchik, André Weil, and John Dickson Carr. Among people deceased in 1947, Bugsy Siegel ranks 44. Before him are Pierre Janet, Josephine Bakhita, Hans Fallada, Pyotr Krasnov, Emma Orczy, and Irving Fisher. After him are Herbert Backe, Luigi Russolo, Hjalmar Siilasvuo, Albert Marquet, Reynaldo Hahn, and Paul P. Harris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bugsy Siegel ranks 1,383 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward Norton (1969), Izzy Stradlin (1962), Cybill Shepherd (1950), Martha Washington (1731), Lewis A. Swift (1820), and Robert Knepper (1959). After him are Asher Brown Durand (1796), Charlie Munger (1924), Edward Norton Lorenz (1917), Sherwood Anderson (1876), Paul Bremer (1941), and Thomas Wolfe (1900).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, Bugsy Siegel ranks 20. Before him are Lee Radziwill (1933), John Brown (1800), Betty Ford (1918), Catharine MacKinnon (1946), William Luther Pierce (1933), and Susan B. Anthony (1820). After him are Cesar Chavez (1927), George Stinney (1929), Frances Willard (1839), David Lane (1938), Frederick Douglass (1818), and Billy Milligan (1955).

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